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NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL

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ONE HUNDRED THIRD COMMENCEMENT

AT LINCOLN CENTER

JUNE 12, 1995

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL

OFFICERS

Lawrence S. Huntington '64, Chairman

Taylor R. Briggs, Vice Chairman

Hon. Ernst H. Rosenberger '58, Vice Chairman

Harry H. Wellington, President and Dean

Barbara A. Black

Taylor R. Briggs

Beverly C. Chell '67

Arthur G. Cohen '54

Alvin Dworman '51

Richard M. Flynn '57

TRUSTEES

John J.P. Howley '89

Lawrence S. Huntington '64

Arnold G _..,Kopelson '59

J. Bruce Llewellyn '60

Bernard H. Mendik '58

Hon . Roger J. Miner '56

Basil F. O'Connor '75

Edward V. Regan

Hon. Ernst H. Rosenberger '58

Stanley S. Shuman

Louisa C. Spencer '88

Marianne C. Spraggins '76

Sandra S. Weiksner

Harry H. Wellington

Hon. Milton L. Williams '63

J. William Campo

Jerry Finkelstein '38

Alexander D. Forger

Sylvia D. Garland '60

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Samuel J. LeFrak

Bayless Manning

Hon. Francis T. Murphy '52

John M. Regan, Jr.

Maurice R. Greenberg '50 John V. Thornton

Rev. Sydney Woodd-Cahusac

HONORARY TRUSTEES

Calvin H. Plimpton Joseph Solomon '27

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ADMINISTRATION

Harry H. Wellington, President and Dean Fred DeJohn, Associate Dean

Harriet Inselbuch, Associate Dean Ellen Ryerson, Associate Dean

Matthew Wilkes, Associate Dean Joyce Saltalamachia, Librarian

Joan R. Fishman, Special Assistant to the Dean

FULL-TIME FACULTY/INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF

Richard Beck Annette Gordon-Reed Alexandra Maravel Armando T. Belly Lawrence M . Grosberg Richard D. Marsico Lenni Benson Karen Gross Park McGinty Robert Blecker Allen S. Hammond IV Kathleen A. McLeod Michael Botein Kirby A. Heller Carlin Meyer James B.rook Mariana Hogan Elaine P. Mills Camille Broussard Quintin Johnstone Williams R. Mills Carol A. Buckler Randolph N. Jonakait William Natbony Eugene Cerruti Faith Stevelman Kahn Stephen A. Newman David Chang Linda R. Keenan Rudolph J. Peritz Lung-chu Chen Joseph H. Koffler* Michael L. Perlin Carlos J. Cuevas Kim M. Lang Katherine Pratt Stephen J. Ellmann William P. LaPiana Edward A. Purcell, Jr. Aleta G. Estreicher Joel S. Lee Donald P. Rothschild B. J. George, Jr.* Arthur S. Leonard Joyce Saltalamachia I. Cathy Glaser Jethro K. Lieberman Edward Samuels

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Clifford B. Aaron Stephen Dobkin Diane Kiesel Karen Aaron Donna Dougherty Daniel C. Knickerbocker, Jr. Nancy B. Alisberg Dan Drachler Simon S. Kogan Beth Nancy Alson Marc Z. Edell Daniel Kornstein Willem F. Korthals Altes Sherri Lee Eisenpress Donald J. Kravet Joseph T. Arenson Ronald L. Ellis Thomas M. Lahiff, Jr. Sidney H. Asch David Epstein Andrew A. Lance Anne Aycock Lloyd Epstein Craig A. Landy Mark Barnes Paula L. Ettelbrick Eric Lane Frederic S. Berman Richard T. Farrell Gerald Lebovits Marvin Bernstein Seymour I. Feig Margaret Sipser Leibowitz Richard B. Bernstein Margaret M. Flint Judith Levin Dana Biberman Paul Gardephe Martin P. Levin Jonathan Birkhahn Alain Gardrat Amy Baldwin Littman Douglas Blazey Bonnie Garone Joseph L. Marino Gerald W. Blume Eleanor E. Glanstein Daniel L. Master Victor A. Bolden David L. Glass Maurice Mathis Jean Marie Brescia Kristin Booth Glen Andrew McCarthy Judith Bresler Marshall Greene Paul McDonnell Albert K. Butzel Grant Hanessian Brian McNamara Lynn T. Cahalan Stephen J. Harkavy Geoffrey S. Mearns Jay C. Carlisle Ernest Hart Roger J. Miner Carol A. Casazza Anne S. Haskell Martin Minkowitz Frank E. Catalina Martin R. Hauptman Zuhayr A. Moghrabi John Haven Chapman Mary Hilgeman William Mogulescu Ching Wah Chin Lee L. Holzman Avraham C. Moskowitz Margaret L. Clancy . Thomas D. Hughes Nancy Nelson Laura C. Cohen Barbara Jaccoma Kenneth P. Norwick Louise E. Cohen Herbert P. Jacoby Deryck Ainsworthe Palmer Myron Cohen Rhonnie Broder Jaus Martin B. Pavane Stefanie L. Cooper Sarah Taft Jones J. Scot Provan Frank J. Cuccio James Leffert Kainen Virginia Ramadan Constance Cushman Albert Kalter Alexandra Rebay Mark F. Dewan Delmar Karlen, Jr. Patrick D. Reilly Mark D. Director Steven L. Kessler Norman L. Reimer

*Emeritus

Ross Sandler David S. Scheonbrod E. Ronald Shapiro Richard Sherwin Milton A. Silverman* Andrew Simak James F. Simon Michael B. W. Sinclair Laura W. Stein Nadine Strossen Ruti G. Teitel Harry H. Wellington Donald Zeigler

David M. Rice R. Bruce Rich David B. Rigney Michael Roffer Joseph I. Rosenbaum Ernst H. Rosenberger Robert A. Ruescher Michael Ryan Sharon Sadow David G. Samuels Anne Marie Santangelo Pietrina Scaraglino Sanford J. Schlesinger Stuart A. Schlesinger Lewis Schnurr Eileen Caulfield Schwab Jay Shapiro Stephen P. Shea Lisa Shrewsberry Richard Siegler Gail P. Sinai Lawton W. Squires Ernst C. Stiefel Peter J. Strauss Lynn Boepple Su Charles Sullivan Francis J. Valentino Edward C. Wallace Otto L. Walter Alexander D. Widell Patricia Anne Williams Peter Zablotsky

Summa-Cum Laude John Edward Estes

Magna Cum Laude Bassat, Rhonda L. Bemarduci, William E. Brady, Mary Jo Burns, Jacqueline M. Campisi, Joseph Cirino, Paul D'Avolio, Michele C. Foster, Jennifer C. Gelman, James Gevirtz, Stephanie C. Grummon, Scott E. Kenny, James E. ,, Kimmel, Jeffrey A. Kurtin, Noelle M. Lapsker, Steven P. Lundy Jr., James W. McQuade, James H. Mitchell, Charles T. Muallem Victor E . Seward, Alexandra Theodoredis, Pamela A. Weiss, Adam W.

DEGREES WITH HONORS

GRADUATING CLASS OF FEBRUARY, 1995 Magna Cum Laude Paul Joseph Koury

Cum Laude Paul Dougherty

~S. David Friedman Frederick William Gerkens III Gerard Joseph Hughes Andrew W. Ludlum Patrick Mantione Maurice William McLaughlin

GRADUATING CLASS OF JUNE, 1995

Cum Laude Adler, Martin M. Becker JoEllen M . Belmonte, John B. Biletsky, Samantha M. Bishoff, Shannon R . Buckley, Thomas E. Bubsey, Gail C. Claudio, Michelle L. Davidson, Scott I. D'Amico, Richard J. Doyle, Rani E. · Doynow, Aaron A. Dunn, Lawrence A. Foynes, MaryKatheleen Fung, Annie Galvin, Mari J. Goldman , Michelle J. Goldstein, Amy P. Greany, Mark M. Gregory, Daniel P. Hellmann, Loriann Horowitz, Michael R. Isaacson, Mary C. Iacona, John V. Jarzombek, Tracey L. Kandel, Tyler J. Kanige, Jeffrey C. Klinek, Debra R. Krzysik, Elizabeth L. Lermond, Jessica M. Levitt, Jonathan E. Lewis, Jennifer C.

Lough, Shannon M. Marlon, Jeannine A. Melnikoff, Marcy J. McEwan, Russell J. Miller, Scott P. Moss, David L. Mulligan, Robert J. Murno, Elizabeth A. Mustion, Susan L. Novie, Leif G. O'Hanlon, Thomas E. Owen, Karen L. Parker, Glen H. Pasquale, Michael P. Pearl, Peter N. Peckham, Margaret A. Phelan, Tara L. Pirro, Vincent L. Plunkett, Dorothea M. Reddy Jr., Michael V. Reiman, Girt A. Rogers , Richard J. Root, Matthew S. Segreto, Antoinette F. Sergi, Joseph A. Sieradzki , David S. Spataro, Michael A. Spitz, Maria L. Stein, Kirill A. Toto, Matthew Warshaw, Jason D. Wilmer, Frederick J.

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ORDER OF EXERCISE

Dean Harry H. Wellington, Presiding

PROCESSIONAL* Jubilate Deo

Contrapuntus IV Quintet #1

Pomp and Circumstance No. 1, op. 39 Triumphal March -Aida

Old Guard Alumni Alumni Parents

Trustees, Honorees & Deans Full-Time Faculty Adjunct Faculty

Graduates

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

GREETINGS

REMARKS

Harry H. Wellington Dean

Lawrence S. Huntington '64 Chairman, Board of Trustees

AWARDING OF PRIZES

Gregor Aichinger J. S. Bach

Victor Ewald

Sir Edward Elgar Giuseppe Verdi

Kathleen Mahan

OTTO L. WALTER DISTINGUISHED WRITING AWARD Presentation by Ellen Ryerson

Associate Dean

Full-Time Faculty Award

Student Awards

THE TRUSTEES' PRIZE FOR THE HIGHEST AVERAGE Presentation by

Harriet Inselbuch Associate Dean

THE ALFRED L. ROSE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE Presentation by Matthew Wilkes Associate Dean

STUDENT REMARKS Preeti Singh

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES

Alexander D. Forger President, Legal Services Corporation

Hon. Jose A. Cabranes United States Circuit Judge

Remarks

CONFERRING OF STUDENT DEGREES

CLOSING REMARKS

,, RECESSIONAL* Two Voluntaries

Introduction of Candidates by Professor Robert Blecker Professor Carol A. Buckler Professor Faith Stevelman Kahn Professor Edward A. Purcell, Jr.

Presentation of Candidates by Harry H. Wellington

Dean

Conferring of Degrees by Lawrence S. Huntington '64 Chairman, Board of Trustees

. Harry H. Wellington

Dean

Henry Purcell

The audience is invited to a reception on the promenade level immediately following commencement.

*The audience is requested to remain seated during the Processional and Recessional.

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PRIZES AWARDED AT COMMENCEMENT

OTTO L. WALTER DISTINGUISHED WRITING AWARD

FULL-TIME FACULTY AWARD Nadine Strossen

STUDENT AWARD Richard J. Rogers (Day Division)

Cynthia L. Brown (Evening Division)

THE TRUSTEES' PRIZE For the Highest Average

Charles T. Mitchell (Day Division) Michele C . D'Avolio (Evening Division)

John E. Estes (Mid-Year Division)

ALFRED L. ROSE AWARD For Excellence

Noelle M. Kurtin (Day Division) John E . Estes (Evening Division)

OTHER AWARD WINNERS PROFESSOR JOSEPH T. ARENSON AWARD

For Excellence in Wills and Decedents Estates' Paul Cirino (Day Division)

John E . Estes (Evening Division)

PROFESSOR LUNG-CHU CHEN AWARD For Excellence in the Field of Human Rights

Michael Patrick Pasquale

DEAN'S AWARD For Student Leadership

Gregory E . Walthall

HELEN & ANDREW DOKAS MEMORIAL AWARD For Excellent Achievement

Michael V. Reddy, Jr.

ELSBERG PRIZE For Proficiency in the Law of Contracts Richard J. D'Amico (Evening Division)

FACULTY AWARD To Editor-in-Chief, New York Law School Law Review

Jacqueline M. Burns

ALEXANDER D. FORGER AWARD For Distinguished Service to the Profession

Bonnie S. Erdheim

SYLVIA D. GARLAND AWARD For Excellence in Subjects Relating to Civil Litigation

Frederick J. Wilmer

HARRY A. GOTIMER III ADMIRALTY AWARD For Outstanding Work in the Field of Admiralty Law

Michael A. DiMauro

MILTON S. GOULD AWARD For Proficiency in the Law of Contracts

Jennifer C. Foster

VICTOR HERBERT AWARD For Outstanding Work in the Field of Copyright Law

Gail C. Bubsey

PROFESSOR ALBERT KALTER AWARD For Excellence in Tax Law

Leif G. Novie

PROFESSOR JAMES P. KIBBEY MEMORIAL AWARD For Excellence in Commercial Law Michelle L. Claudio (Day Division) Mary J. Brady (Evening Division)

D. GEORGE LEVINE MEMORIAL AWARD For the Highest Grade in the Law of Real Property

Konstantinos Volakos (Day Division) Paul J. Koury (Evening Division)

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD For Outstanding Editorial Contribution

Scott I. Davidson Tyler!- Kandel Richard J. Rogers

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW AWARD

For Outstanding Editorial Contribution Peter N. Peart' Thomas C. Gerecs Ian R . Schulder Julie N. Samuels

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL LAW REVIEW AWARD For Outstanding Editorial Contribution

Jacqueline M. Bums Paul Cirino Jennifer C. Foster James H. McQuade

NATIONAL TEAM MOOT COURT AWARD For Outstanding Contribution

Michelle J. Goldman Thomas E. O'Hanlon · Michael N. Pagano Ian M. Singer

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL MOOT COURT AWARD For Serving With Distinction

Shannon R. Bishoff James E . Iniguez Laurie G. Mayer Michael N. Pagano Ian M. Singer

PROFESSOR ROBERT R. ROSENTHAL AWARD For Excellence in New York Practice

James E. Kenny

PROFESSOR HENRY B. ROTHBLATT CRIMINAL ADVOCACY WRITING AWARD

Carlie C. Draper

JOSEPH SOLOMON AWARD For Excellent Character and Fitness

James E. Kenny

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ERNST C. STIEFEL AWARD For Excellence in Comparative, Common and Civil Law

Annie Fung Ronald J. Gregorio

MURRAY STOCKMAN MEMORIAL AWARD For the Highest Average in the Law of Evidence

Joseph Campisi (Day Division)

LOUIS SUSMAN MEMORIAL AWARD For Excellence in the Study of the Law of Evidence

John E. Estes (Evening Division)

WOODROW WILSON AWARD For Proficiency in Constitutional Law

Karen L. Owen (Day Division) Michele C. D'Avolio (Evening Division)

HENRY J. WOLFF AWARD For Proficiency during a Full Course of Study

John E. Estes (Evening Division)

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNERS

DR. MAX REICH AWARD For Excellence in Civil Trial Advocacy

James Gelman

PROFESSOR VINCENT LO LORDO AWARD For Excellence in Administration of Criminal Justice

Mark M. Greany

PROFESSOR IVAN SOUBBOTITCH AWARD For Excellence in Poverty Law and Civil Rights

Elizabeth A. Muma

ADJUNCT FACULTY CERTIFICATES In Recognition of Distinguished Service

to the Scholastic Excellence of the Law School and the Profession

FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE Mark Barnes Jean Marie Brescia Grant Hanessian Anne S. Haskell

Sara Taft Jones Paul McDonnell William R. Mills David B. Rigney Lawton W. Squires Hon. Patricia Anne Williams

TEN YEARS OF SERVICE Craig A. Landy

Hon. Roger J. Miner

FIFTEEN YEARS OF SERVICE Hon. Kristin Booth Glen

Sanford J. Schlesinger

TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE Frank J. Cuccia

Zuhayr A. Moghrabi

ORDER OF BARRISTERS

Barbara Jaccoma Michael Ryan

John B. Belmonte Carlie C. Draper John E. Estes Sonja D. Fritts Michelle J. Goldman Laura A. McGinn Thomas E. O'Hanlon Michael N. Pagano

Ian M. Singer Gurpreet M. Singh Honorary Order

Prof. Nadine Strossen

J.D .. GRADUATES - SEPTEMBER 1, 1994

Angela Teresa Heres Loma A. McGregor B.S . Cornell University B.A. Fordham University

John Andrew MacLachlan Eileen Joan Weber B.A. Syracuse University M.B.A. Fordham University

Petro Bohdan Matiaszek O.D. State University of New York

B.B.A. Pace University A.A.S. Pace University

B.S. Seton Hall University

J.D. GRADUATES - FEBRUARY 1, 1995

Charlotte G. Anderson-Bedford B.A. City University of New York/Queens College

Richard Baudin B.S. Manhattan C0llege

Frank Bruno, Jr. B.A. St. John's University

Andrew Craner B.A. Pace University

Angela Marie Davila B.S. City University of New York/

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Joseph D. Del Re M.B.A. Pace University B.E.E. City University of New York/City College

Angela DiGiglio B.S. St. John 's University

Scott Peter DiSavino B.A. Pennsylvania State University

Paul Dougherty " M.S. Seton Hall University B.B.A. Pace University

John Edward Estes B.S. State University of New York/Buffalo

Sherri Ferster B.A. City University of New York/Queens College

Carmen Gloria de Zengotita Follis B.A. Fairfield University

Patrick A. Ford B.S . Rutgers University

S. David Friedman B.A. Tulane University

Frederick William Gerkens III APC/PMCFordham University/Baruch College M.B.A. Temple University A.B. Temple University

Ronnie Gonzalez B.A. Seton Hall University

Mark Kenneth Graham B.B.A. Hofstra University

Tony C. Hom M.S. Columbia University B.S. Columbia University

Francis Xavier Howley B.A. Fairfield University

Gerard Joseph Hughes M.S. Rutgers University/New Brunswick A.B. Rutgers University/New Brunswick

Linda Jacobs B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Frank S. Kalamajka B.F.A. New York University

Lisa Karpf B.A. University of Southern Maine

Laurette A. Kemp B.S. New York Institute of Technology/Old Westbury

Paul Joseph Koury B.S. New York University

Andrew W. Ludlum B.A. Iona College

Patrick Mantione B.A. St. John's University

Maurice William McLaughlin B.A. Mount St. Mary's College

Jeanne Arlene Raczkowski B.S. Fordham University/College of Business

Administration

Ilene P. Sacco M.A. City University of New York/John Jay College of

Criminal Justice B.A. City University of New York/John Jay College of

Criminal Justice

James Albert Sotomayor B.A. Iona College

Kerry Alice Teas B.A. St. Michael's College

Seth Ian Weinstein B.B.A. Florida Atlantic University

Eric M. Yee M.B.A. City University of New York/Baruch College B.B.A. City University of New York/Baruch College

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J.D. GRADUATES - JUNE 12, 1995

Leslie Ellen Abella B.A. Indiana University

Jennifer Lynne Abrams B.A. Syracuse University

Martin M. Adler B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Gloria I. Aguirre B.A. City University of New York/Queens College

Kabir Ahmad B.S. St. John's University

Kathleen 0. Akeju B.A. University of Benin

Marc S. Albert B.A. University of Wisconsin/Madison

Michael V. Altholz B.A. Temple University

Boaz Amir M.B.A. City University of New York/Baruch College B.S. City University of New York/Brooklyn College

Joseph Charles Angelo B.S . Rutgers University

William Tracy Angstreich B.S. Ithaca College

Elaine N. Avery B.A. University of Maryland/College Park

Frances Connie Bajada B.A. City University of New York/Baruch College

Rhonda L. Bassat B.A. Bucknell University

JoEllen Markell Becker B.A. College of New Rochelle

John Bruce Belmonte B.A. Hofstra University

William Edward Bemarduci B.S.B.A. Bucknell University

Joseph John Bertini B.S. Lehigh University

Michael Joseph Bessel B.S. Manhattan College

Loren Marie Biasi B.B.A. Temple University

Robert J. Biener B.A.A.S . University of Delaware

Samantha Michele Biletsky B.A. State University of New York/Albany

John· Kenneth Bimb~um B.S . University of Maryland/College Park

Shannon Renee Bishoff B.S. San Diego State University

Natalie Audrey Bloom B.A. The George Washington University

Camillia L. Boyd B.B.A. City University of New York/Baruch College

Mary Jo Brady B.S. Fairfield University

Bekha Sureshkumar Brahmbhatt B .A. New York University

Andrew F. Braver B.A. Union College

Steven Michael Brechner B.A. State University of New York/Buffalo

Cynthia L. Brown M.A. New York University B.A. Allegheny College

Gail Corlis Bubsey M.S. Renssalear Polytechnic Institute B.S. University of Connecticut

Thomas E. Buckley B.S . State University of New York/Stony Brook

Jacqueline M. Bums B.A. Mount Holyoke College

Srnita G. Butala B.B.A. Hofstra University

Thomas Anthoney Callahan . B.S. St. Bonaventure University

Kevin Michael Callanan B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Joseph Campisi B.S . St. John's University

Peter Campitiello B.A. La Salle University

JennyAnn Carles B.A. City University of New York/Queens College

Grace Carpinelli B.S . St. John's University

Yvette Yi-Pei Chang B.A. Pennsylvania State University

Carl Joseph Chen B.S . University of Southern California

Eric S. Chess B.A. University of Rochester

Stephen D. Chiaino B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Monica L. Chin B.A. Rutgers University/University College

New Brunswick

Dario Anthony Chinigo B.A. Fordham University

Michael Jae Hun Chung B.S. Upsala College

Paul Cirino B.S. Northwestern University

Michelle Lisa Claudio B.A. University of Miami

Robert Andrew Clinard Rani Elizabeth Basra Doyle B.A. University of Maryland B.A. Rutgers University/Rutgers College

Harold Jay Cohen Aaron Asher Doynow B.S. State University of New York/Fredonia B.A. New York University

Steven M. Cohen A.A. New York University

B.A. University of Vermont Carlie Cannon Draper

Brian William Colistra B.A. Canisius College

B.A. Wake Forest University A.A. St. Mary's <:ollege

Donal Carl Collimore, Jr. B.S. New York University

Lawrence Anthony Dunn, Jr. B.A. New York University A.A. New York University

Brian Keith Condon B.S. State University of New York/Geneseo Dayna Lynn Elkin .

B.A. State University of New York/Buffalo Michael J. Conway B.S. William Paterson College Bonnie S. Erdheim

B.A. University of Hartford Robert Franklin Coyne • B.B.A. Pace University Mark Douglas Ermel

B.A. Temple University Craig T. D'Agostini B.A. Indiana University Dominic Daniel Esposito

B.A. Villanova University Richard J. D'Amico B.A. State University of New York/Plattsburgh A.A. Rockland Community College

William W. Fahey B.A. Allegheny College

Michele C. D'Avolio M.B.A. Fordham University

Gabriel Falcon B.A. State University of New York/Albany

B.A. University of Massachusetts/Amherst Jill Falcone

Kimberly Marie Danckwerth B.A. Long Island University

B.A. Rutgers University/Douglass College Salvatore Anthony Falletta

Scott Ian Davidson B.A. Rutgers University/Rutgers College

B.A. Hofstra University Junior Wane Farquharson A.A. Nassau Community College B.S.C. University of the West Indies

Maria Virginia Decev.a Elaine Patricia Fields B.A. Villanova University B.A. University of Wisconsin/Madison

John Joseph Deegan Sholom Fireman B.B.A. University of Notre Dame Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia

Martin Delaney Matthew Rudolph Fleming B.A. Monclair State College B.A. City University of New York/Brooklyn College

Millie-Marie Dell Karen Comyn Formisano B.A. Earlham College B.A. College of the Holy Cross

Luis 0 . Diaz Jennifer Caryn Foster B.A. Fordham University B.A. University of Michigan/Ann Arbor

Alicia Rae DiBacco Michelle Ann Danvers Foust B.A. Clark University B.A. Ithaca College

Michael Anthony DiMauro MaryKathleen Elizabeth Foynes B.S. United States Merchant Marine Academy B.A. Stonehill College

Joseph Andrew Donofrio Jill Michelle Fradin B.A. William Paterson College B.A. Tulane University

Adam B. Dorsky Tanner M. Freeman B.A. University of Wisconsin/Madison B.A. Vassar College

Evalyn Paula Douchy Evan Lyle Freifeld B.A. State University of New York/Binghamton B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Alison Doviak Lori D. Fritsch B.A. University of Maryland M.A. University of Florida

Michael F. Downes B.A. University of Florida

B.S. St. John's University

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Sonja Diane Fritts B.A. Swarthmore College

Michelle Frost B.S. Quinnipiac College

Merril Anne Fruchter B.B.A. University of Wisconsin/Madison

*Lisa A. Fuder B.A. Calvin College

Annie Fung B.S. New York University

Mari J. Galvin B.A. University of San Diego

David Kevin Gassman B.A. University of Wisconsin/Madison

Copernicus Thomas Gaza B.A. Rutgers University

James Gelman B.A. Rutgers University/Rutgers College

Patrick Denis Geraghty B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook

Thomas Christopher Gerecs B.A. Wake Forest University

Stephanie Carol Gevirtz B .A. University of Massachusetts/ Amherst

John Giannotti, Jr. B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook

Robert B. Gibson B.A. Pace University

Robin S. Gladstein B.B.A. University of Massachusetts/Amherst

Sandra Antonacci Gogerty M.Ed. Rutgers University B.A. Rutgers University/Douglass College

Jason Tad Goldberg B.A. Boston University

Melanie Dawn Goldberg M.A. Wayne State University B.A. Indiana University/Bloomington

Michelle Jean Goldman B.A. University of Maryland/College Park

Amy P. Goldstein B.S. Syracuse University

Scott H. Goldstein B.A. Brandeis University

Kenneth Neil Goodman B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Mark .. M. Greany B.S. Cornell University

David F. Greco B.A. Fordham University A.A.S Rockland Community College

Jannifer A. Green B.A. Texas A&M University

Ronald John Gregorio B.A. Rutgers University

Daniel Patrick Gregory M.A. New York University B.A. Hofstra University A.A. Nassau Community College

George Demetrios Gretsas B.A. Fordham University

Diane Beth Gross B.S. Syracuse University

Jonathan Mark Grosser B.A. Tulane University

Scott E. Grummon M.S. George Mason University B.A. George Mason University

Bonita J. Hardwick M.P.A. New York University B.S. City University of New York/Brooklyn College

Jody Miriam Harrison B.A. Lafayette College

Donald Tyrone Hayden B.S. Cornell University

Loriann Hellmann B.A. City University of New York/Queens College

Jennifer D. Herrera B.S. New York University

Laura Denise Hochman B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Peter Alexander Holiat B.A. City University of New York/Queens College

Michael Robert Horowitz B.S. Holy Cross College

John Vincent lacona B.A. Rutgers University/Livingston College A.A. Middlesex County College

Robert Francis Incorvaia M.B.A. New York University B.S. Cornell University

James Ernest Ifiiguez B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Hisae Helen Irie B.S. New York University

Mary Christina Isaacson B.A. State University of New York/Purchase

Carol Jaramillo B.S. Dominican College

Tracey Lyn Jarzombek B.A. Providence College

Derek Scott Jessen B.S. Lehigh University

Joel M. Kahn B.A. Lehigh University

*JD/MBA - City University of New York/Bernard Baruch College

Jeremy R. Kalina B.A. The George Washington University

Jeffrey D. Kammerman M.B.A. Pace University B.S. St. John's University

Tyler Jay Kandel B.A. /)tate University of New York/Binghamton

Jeffrey C. Kanige B.A. Rutgers University

Sandra Christine Karcher B.S. James Madison University

Adam Karron B.A. Villanova University

David A. Kates B.A. New York University

Kevin Miles Katsura B.A. University of Hawaii

Patrick J. Kearney, Jr. B.A. Boston College

Elif Keles B.A. Manhattanville College

James Edward Kenny B.S. Mt. St. Mary's College

Junshik Kim LL.M Georgetown University LL.M Yonsei University LL.B . Yonsei University

Jeffrey A. Kimmel B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Jennifer Faye Klein ., B.S. University of Vermont

Debra Rachel Klinek B.S. Lehigh University

Anderson Stewart Kressy B.A. Plymouth State College

Elizabeth Lidia Krzysik B.A. Rutgers University/Rutgers College

Noelle Marion Kurtin B.A. Georgetown University

Tracy M. Lagmay B.S. Wagner College

Sheila Campbell Lahey B.A. Georgetown University

Gordon Chi-Yen Lai B.A. Concordia University

Craig A. Lamster B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Steven Paul Lapsker B.S. State University of New York/Binghamton

Richard H. Lee B.A. New York University

Scott Evan Leemon B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Allen Morris Lehmann B.B.A. City University of New York/Baurch College

Catherine Ann Lenti B.A. Fordham University

Jessica Maeve Lermond M.B.A. City University of New York/Baruch College B.A. New York University

Heidi M. Lerner B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Jonathan E. Levitt B.A. Rutgers University/Rutgers College

Andrew David Levy B.A. Tulane University

Dannielle Heather Levy B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Jennifer C. Lewis B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Marc M. Lewis B.A. New York University

Lori Ann Lifson B.A. Boston University

Susan A. Littell B.A. University of Maryland/College Park

Shannon Mary Lough B.A. State University of New York/Albany

James William Lundy, Jr. B.B.A. Pace University

Mary Ellen Lynch B.A. Manhattan College

Kevin Edward Lyons B.S. St. Thomas Aquinas College A.A.S. Rockland Community College

Steve Joseph Maffei B.S. St. John's University

Sean Michael Malatesta B.A. University of Michigan

Richard Jeremy-Joseph Manchester B.A. Occidental College

Holly Waterbury Manley M.S. Long Island University B.A. Marlboro College A.A.S. Parsons School of Design

Karla Ann Manners B.A. Rutgers University/Rutgers College

Dori Wesley Markoff B.A. University of Rochester

Jeannine Ann Marlon M.B.A. The George Washington University B.B.A. The George Washington University

Gregory G. Marotta B.A. Rutgers University/Livingston College

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John Luca Mascialino Susan Leslie Mustion B.A. St. Francis College B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook

Valerie Masters Erin Marie McManus Nadeau B.A. Emory University B.A. John Carroll University

Nicole Sarah Matheson Sheila Joy Namm · B.A. University of Miami M.A. New York University

Stephen Joseph Mathieu B.S.N. City University of New York/Hunter College

M.A. City University of New York Frank Patrick Nardi B.G.S . The University of Iowa B.S. Rutgers Unversity/Rutgers College

Laurie Gail Mayer Anne-Marie Adriana Nespole B.A. Rutgers University/Rutgers College B.A. City University of New York/Queens College

Christopher P. McCabe Sandra Parnell Nichols B.A. Fairfield University M.S.S.A. Case Western Reserve University

Russell J . .McEwan B.S. Michigan State University

B.A. Rutgers University Thomas M. Nolan

Laura Ann McGinn B.A. University of Michigan

B.S. Fairleigh Dickinson University A.A.S . College of Aeronautics

Timothy Joseph Mcilwain B.A. University of California/Berkeley

James Gerard Noone B.A. Colgate University

James Henry McQuade B.A. Hobart College

Karen Michelle Nourizadeh B.A. Union College

Robert Alan Meisels B.S . State University of New York/Albany

Leif Greggory Novie B.S. State University of New York/Binghamton

Marcy Jill Melnikoff B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Margaret Attwood O'Brien B.A. Syracuse University B.A. Syracuse University

Lauren Michelle Merryman B.A. State University of New York/Binghamton Maryann Dolores O'Connor

B.B.A. Eastern New Mexico University Aretha B. Miles B.A. City University of New York/Lehman College Thomas E. O'Hanlon

B.A. State University of New York/Albany Eric S. Miller B.A. New School for Social Research

Erin Anne O'Leary A.B. Mount Holyoke College

Scott Paul Miller B.A. Lehigh University William Kevin Oates

B.B .A. University of Miami Gary Mark Mills M.B.A. University of Miami B.B .A. Pace University

Leitha Michelle Ortiz B.S. Pennsylvania State University

Charles Treuer Mitchell B.F.A. Southern Methodist University

Karen Lee Owen B.A. Antioch College

Mary Alice Mooney B.B.A. Pace University

Michael Neil Pagano B.A. DePauw University

Jason Arthur Moore B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Daniel Frederick Paige B.A. The Johns Hopkins University

Renee Sherry Moore B.A. University of Connecticut

Gus Van Panopoulos B.A. New York University

Duane M. Morikawa B.A. University of California/Los Angeles

Daniel Parente B.S. State University of New York

David L. Moss B.A. New York.University

Glen H. Parker B.S. Cornell University

Victor Emanuel Muallem B.A. City University of New York/Brooklyn College

Michael Patrick Pasquale B.A. Duquesne University

Robert John Mulligan, Jr. B.S. University of Richmond

Elizabeth A. Murno

Peter Norman Pearl M.B.A. Fordham University B.A. C!ty Un!vers!ty of New York/Queens College B.A. City University of New York/City College

B.A. Boston University

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Margaret Ann Peckham Matthew Rosen B.A. City University of New York/Hunter College B.A. State University of New York/Binghamton

Steven J. Pepe Amy Nicole Roth B.S. Northeastern University B.A. State University of New York/Binghamton

Louis Anthony Petrocelli III Todd Mitchell Rubin B.A. City University of New York/Brooklyn College B.A. Colgate College

Tara Lynn Phelan Robin Merle Runsteio B.A. Monmouth College B.B.A. University of Massachusetts/Amherst

Vincent Louis Pirro Josephine Russo B.A. Long Island University B.S . Fordham University

Dorothea Mary Plunkett Barbara Leigh Ryan B.A. Rutgers Unversity/Douglass College B.S. St. Thomas Aquinas College

Paul L. Porretta Daniel Henry Ryan M.B.A. Fordham University B.A. State University of New York/Albany B.A. Marquette University

Michael Joseph Ryan Scott J. Preiss B.S. St. John's University B.B.A. Pace University Jennifer Heather Safier Meredith Lauren Prince B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook B.A. State University of New York/Binghamton Evan J. Salan Nelly Ramirez B.A. State University of New York/Oswego B.A. Fordham University Jody Robert Samuels Osvaldo Ramirez, Jr. B.S. City University of New York/Brooklyn College M.B.A. Old Dominion University B.A. University of Michigan Marc H. Sanders

B.A. State University of New York/Albany Ramin Rastegar B.S. George Mason University Dylan Saperman

B.A. State University of New York/Albany Michael Vincent Reddy, Jr. B.A. St. John's University Mark R. Scheibner

B.A . Trinity College Eileen Mary Regan B.A. Bard College Karen Jean Schrift

B.A. State University of New York/Binghamton Francis Xavier Regan M.S. City University of New York/Hunter College B.A. Rutgers University/Rutgers College

Ian R. Schulder B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Girt Arvid Reiman M.D. New York Medical College

Douglas Hothom Schultze B.S. Mercy College

B.A. New York University Jennifer Leigh Schumacher

Michael S. Riemer B.A. Syracuse University

B.A. State University of New York/Oneonta Anna R. Schwartz

Susan E. Sulfaro Rizos B.A. Skidmore College

B.S. City University of New York Jean Marie Scott

Michael Joseph Rizzo B.A. Syracuse University

M.A. Manhattan College B.A. Marymount College

Walter Edward Robinson, Jr. B.A. Georgetown University

Antoinette Francesca Segreto B.A. New York University

Attracta Mary Roche B.S. City University of New York/Brooklyn College

Joseph A. Sergi B.B.A. Pace University

Richard J. Rogers B.A. St. John's University

Nathaniel Tibayan Sese A.B. Cleveland State University

Eleuterio Rolon B.B.A. City University of New York/Baruch College

Alexandra Seward B.A. Smith College

Matthew Steven Root B.S. State University of New York/Buffalo

Michael Lawrence Shaw B.S. State University of New York/Albany

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Vincenzo August Sicari B.S. Fordham University

David Seth Sieradzki B.B.A. Hofstra University

Sheri Michelle Simon B.A. Syracuse University

Ian Marc Singer B.A. The George Washington University

Gurpreet M. Singh B.A. Rutgers Unversity/Rutgers College

Anjali Singha! B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook

Andrea Rae Sklower A.B. Washington University

Craig L. Smith B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Tamara Lynn Smith B.A. University of Rochester

Maria M. Soares B.A. New York University

Moira Jill Sohn B.A. Pace University

Bryan Anthony Solomon B.S. Pratt Institute

Agnes M. Somlo B.A. University of Sydney

Christopher Henry Sommer B.A. Fordham University

Michael Alexander Spataro B.A.· St. John's University

Albert Ernest Spencer B.A. Columbia University

Maria L. Spitz B.A. Franklin and Marshall College

Janine Kerry Steel B.S. Vassar College

Andrew Orin Stein B.S. Cornell University

Kirill Ace Stein B.S. State University of New York/Albany

Jeremy Stephens B.A. University of Wisconsin/Madison

Scott Harris Stopnik B.B.A. University of Miami

Steven Jon Strauss B.A. Clark University

Kiyoko Suzuki . B.A. Waseda University

Richard Tarzia B.A. William Paterson College

Andrew N. Tendler B.A. Tulane University

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Thomas Gerard Teresky B.S. State University of New York/Empire State College

Vincent Frank Terrasi B.A. University of Southern California

William H. Tesler B.A. City University of New York/John Jay College of

Criminal Justice

Pamela Ann Theodoredis M.B.A. New York University B.A. Mount Holyoke College

Yanic Laureen Lois Thomas B.A. Syracuse University

Joanna Hope Tomas B.A. Florida International University

Gary D. Tomasella B.S. Fordham University

Christine M. Tomczak B.A. Pace University

Robert 'Iyler Tomlinson B.A. Lehigh University

Raafat Sarnir Toss B.A. Rutgers University

Matthew Toto B.S. Villanova University

Jason Stuart Tribush B.A. University of Rochester

Edward James Tucker B.A. University of Michigan/Ann Arbor

James Shannon Tumulty B.A. Temple University

Paul Remy 1\varog B.A. The American University of Paris

Theresa-Ann Anderson Uminga B.A. Villanova University

Keith James Utsey M.A. University of Georgia B.A. University of Georgia

Andrew Vad B.A. New York University

Julio Valentin, Jr. M.B.A. City University of New York/Baruch College B.B.A. City University of New York/Baruch College A.A.S. Kingsborough Community College

Jacqueline Valouch B.A. State University of New York/Albany

Tedd William VanBuskirk B.A. Rutgers University/Rutgers College

Scott G. Van Hatten B.S. State University of New York/Stony Brook A.S. Adirondack Community College

Anthony John Van Zwaren B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook

Patricia Veres B.A. Rutgers University

Theodore Anthony Vialet Edward George Wendt, Jr. M.P.A. Woodrow Wilson School A.B. University of Michigan B.A. Fordham University Jeanette M. Westphal Jonathan Robert Vitarelli M.B .A. Adelphi University B.A. New York University B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook

Konstantinos Volakos Jane Ann E. Whitchurch B.A. State University of New York/Binghamton B.A. Rutgers University/Douglass College

Gregory Edward Walthall Lee Wied! B.A. City University of New York/Queens College B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook

Kevin Patrick Ward Frederick J. Wilmer B.S. City University of New York/John Jay College of B.A. Molloy College

Criminal Justice Paul Ian Wollman Jason David Warshaw B.S. State University of New York/Albany B.G.S. University of Michigan Edward J. Yun David Michael Watstein . B.A. University of California/Berkeley B.A. University of Rochester Saul David Zabell Timothy D. Wedeen B.S. State University of New York/Albany B.A. Brandeis University Scott Andrew Zeller Edna Weiner B.A. Hamilton College B.A. State University of New York/Binghamton Edward Lionel Zelmanow Jeffrey I. Weiner B.A. State University of New York/Buffalo B.A. City University of New York/Brooklyn College Frances Maria Zizila Edward Roger Weinstein, Jr. B.A. City University of New York/Queens College B.A. Seton Hall University

Adam W. Weiss B.A. Yeshiva University

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ALEXANDER D. FORGER

Alexander Forger has committed ·himself in word and deed to the ideal of ensuring equal justice for people of all races, religions and economic conditions. His career symbolizes the dual professional responsibility to public service and private practice that lawyers carry. Throughout his life, he has built a successful private practice while striving to bridge the gap between people by providing the disadvan­taged with full access to the benefits of our legal system. For over 44 years, Mr. Forger has been with the Wall Street law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy as partner, as chair and now as special counsel. A preeminent member of the bar, he concentrates in trusts and estates, domestic relations , foundations and not-for-profit corporations. Today, his most recent professional endeavor is serving as president of Legal Services Corporation, a position he assumed in 1994. This federally-funded organization has helped millions of poor individuals and families with legal advice and referrals, brief services, dispute resolution, negotiation and settlement, and litigation. With an opti­mistic attitude and aggressive agenda, Mr. Forger has been pushing to further the organization's services to improve the lives of those in need.

His appointment as president of the Corporation is a culmination of his life-long commitment to public service. For much of his career, Mr. Forger has worked with pro bono programs, serving as director of the New York Legal Aid Society for 20 years and as chairman between 1983 and 1993. New York Law School has experienced the wisdom, dedication and leadership of Alexander Forger. As a member of the Board of Trustees for many years, as chairman of the Board from 1985 through 1988, and now as a trustee emeritus , he has led this institution with quiet authority and with foresight. Were it not for his vision, New York Law School might not have committed itself so vigorously to a program of extensive capital improvements and renovations for its physical plant, which was completed in 1993. Mr. Forger also has worked tirelessly on behalf of numerous other organizations. He is a former president and current member of the New York State Bar Association. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and chairs the Volunteer Lawyers AIDS Project. His work for the American Bar Association, including efforts to bring diversity to the organization's leadership, has made him a prominent member. He was the elected New York State Delegate to the ABA's House of Delegates between 1985 and 1994 and now chairs the Association's Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly.

As l:l member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Mr. Forger has worked to open doors for those who have struggled with discrimination . He is a member of the Association's Committee to Enhance Professional Opportunities for Minorities and its Committee on Lesbians and Gay Men in the Profession. In addition, Mr. Forger is a fellow of both the American Bar Foundation and the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel. Alexander Forger, for your commitment to the upholding of equal justice, for your life-long service to those in need, for the invigorating leadership you have brought to the legal community and to New York Law School, the Board of Trustees of New York Law School hereby confers upon you the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, with all the rights and privileges thereunto appertaining.

JOSE A. CABRANES

The life of Jose A. Cabranes reinvigorates an almost mythic model of American achievement. Transplanted at the age of five from Puerto Rico to New York's South Bronx, imbued by family life and by education with a seriousness of social, intellectual, and political purpose, Jose A. Cabranes has earned the prestige and power of a professional life in the federal judiciary. The first Puerto Rican named to the federal bench in the continental United States, he has served with distinction on the District Court for the District of Connecti­cut and is beginning what will surely be an equally distin­_guished career on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Through this life of achievement there run some themes. One theme is his devotion to higher education. Having completed a B.A. at Columbia College and a J.D. at Yale Law School, Jose Cabranes extended his education and his horizons by taking a degree in International Law at the University of Cambridge, England. He was an outstanding general counsel to Yale University, outstanding because he understood and appreciated academic values as well as he did the law. Avocationally, he has given generously of his time as a member of the Boards of Trustees of Colgate University, the Twentieth Century Fund, and Yale University.

Another theme in Judge Cabranes's life is his loyalty and connectedness to his ethnic origins and to his people. ,He served for two years as special counsel to the Governor of Puerto Rico and head of the Commonwealth 's office in Washington, D.C. He has also been a leader of two major Puerto Rican civic organizations, chairing the Boards of Aspira of New York, an educational agency helping inner city Hispanic Youth to prepare for college, and the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, of which he was a founding member. For these and other contributions, he has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the National Puerto Rican Coalition .

But Judge Cabranes's appreciation of the importance of ethnic origins is not limited to his own. He knows - and puts to good use - more Yiddish expressions than most American Jews of his generation have ever heard. And by the thoughtfulness with which , as district court judge, he conducted naturalization ceremonies, he showed his empathy with countless people from countless places, and shared with them his confidence in their newly adopted American institutions.

Another theme of Judge Cabranes's life is his commitment to the highest standards of performance by the legal profession. In private, an astute student of politics both high and low, and a person of great wit whose ready laughter acknowledges wit in others too , from the bench Judge Cabranes gives and demand_s careful preparation, close attention, and serious dedication to making our legal system truly a system of justice. All who encounter him there -federal marshals , probations officers, law clerks, litigants and, not least, their lawyers­are called upon to do their best, and they gain respect for the process in the doing.

Judge Cabranes, for your inspiring example of personal achievement, for your devotion both to the diversity and the unity of the American people, and for your continual challenge to the legal profession and the judicial system to do their best in the interest of justice, the Board of Trustees of New York Law School hereby confers upon you the degree of Doctor of Laws , honoris causa, with all the rights and privileges thereunto appertaining.

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HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS

1955 Hon. Charles William Froessel Hon. John Marshall Harlan Archibald Robinson Watson

1956 Albert Cohn Albert Conway Denis O'Leary

1957 Nathaniel L. Goldstein Charles H. Griffiths David W. Peck

1958 Hon. Joseph A. Cox James Thomas Hallinan Gerald Nolan Ferdinand Pecora

1959 Bernard Botein Theodore Granik Philip M. Kleinfeld Edward J. Neary

1960 Charles Stewart Desmond

1961 Robert Moses

1962 Stanley Howells Fuld Sylvester Comstock Smith, Jr. Murray Stockman

1963 Sydney F. Foster

1964 George J. Beldock Hunter Labatut Delatour

.. Marvin R. Dye Alfred Gross

1965 Edwin L. Weisl H_on. David T. Wilentz

1966 Daniel Gutman John Van Voorhis

1967 Alfred J. Bohlinger Leo M. Cherne Hon. W. Averell Harriman

1968 Hon. Ramsey Clark Tom C. Clark David Finkelstein Orison S. Marden Robert Morris Morgenthau Edward Joseph Mortola

1969 Jerry Finkelstein John Seward Johnson John Vincent Thornton

1970 Adrian P. Burke Joseph I. Lubin Joseph Edward Lumbard, Jr. Samuel Miller

1971 Willard Heckel John F. Scileppi

1972 Maurice R. Greenberg Samuel Rabin Hon. Whitney North Seymour, Jr.

1973 Hon. Paul J. Curran Charles H. Dyson Harry B. Helmsley E. Donald Shapiro Hon. Joseph Weintraub

1974 Hon. Brendan T. Byrne Walter M. Jeffords, Jr. Samuel J. LeFrak Hon. Owen McGivern

1975 Hon. Charles D. Breitel William J. Curran Gen. John Einar Murray Hon. Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Stefan Trechsel Hon. Robert F. Wagner William Weary

1976 Hon. Warren E. Burger Milton Helpern Mary Gardiner Jones Gen. Rowland F. Kirks Harry Ostrov Hon. Edward D. Re Joseph Solomon

1977 Hon. Dennis DeConcini Elizabeth Hughes Gossett Hon . Howard T. Markey Hon. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Albert M. Sacks

1978 Hon. Griffen B . Bell Hon. Gerald R. Ford Hon . Erwin N. Griswold Hon. Damon J. Keith Rabbi Emanuel Rackman

1979 Hon. Benjamin R . Civiletti Hon. Lawrence H. Cooke Barbara Knowles Debs Abraham S. Goldstein Hon . Jacobi. . Javits Hon . Wade H. McCree, Jr. Hon. Francis T. Murphy Hon. Potter Stewart

1980 Hon. Richard Reeve Baxter Terence Cardinal Cooke Hon. Richard N. Gardner A. Leo Levin Hon. Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Edward Allen Tamm

1981 Mario M . Biaggi Hon. William Frank Buckley, Jr. Hon. William Joseph Casey Hon . Matthew Joseph Jasen Hon. James Skelly Wright

1982 Hon. Mary S. Coleman Hon. Alfonse M. D 'Amato Archbishop lakovos Rex E. Lee Hon. Shigeru Oda Thomas Grey Wicker

1983 Hon. Harry A. Blackmun Hon. Sherman G. Finesilver Hon. Constance Baker Motley Albert Parker Hon. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.

1984 Hon. Geraldine A. Ferraro Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Eugene V. Rostow Robert B . Stevens. Otto L. Walter

1985 Hon. Mario M. Cuomo Robert B. McKay Bill Moyers Hon. Ellen Ash Peters Donna E. Shalala

1986 Barbara Aronstein Black Hon. William Joseph Brennan, Jr. Hon. Edward I. Koch Myres Smith McDougal Hon . Spottswood W. Robinson III

1987 Fred W. Friendly Hon. Thomas Howard Kean Frederick A. 0. Schwarz, Jr. Ellen V. Futter

1988 Hon. Patricia McGowan Wald Archibald R. Murray Ernst C . Stiefel

1989 J. William Campo Hon. Roger J. Miner

1990 Alvin J. Bronstein Linda A. Fairstein Hon. Milton L. Williams

1991 Hon. David N. Dinkins Hon . John H . Sununu

1992 Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor Dean James F. Simon

1993 Shepard Broad Drew S. Days III Judith S. Kaye

1994 The Honorable Rudolph W. Giuliano Bernard H. Mendik

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THE NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL: AT THE HEART OF NEW YORK'S LEGAL COMMUNITY R)R OVER 100 YEARS

FOUNDING: 1891

New York Law School was established in 1891 by faculty, students and alumni of the Columbia College School of Law who were protesting the trustees' attempts to dictate the teaching methods used by professors. Theodore Dwight, founder and dean of that law school and a major figure in the history of American legal scholarship, led the creation of New York Law School in lower Manhattan near its present location.

THE EARLY YEARS : 1891-1914

Almost immediately, New York Law School attained a formidable reputation due to the excellence of its students and faculty. One early lecturer was Woodrow Wilson, then Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University. Another was Charles Evans Hughes, subsequently Chief Justice of the United States. The first class included James Gerard, who went on to serve as Ambassador to Germany during World War I, and Bainbridge Colby, who became Secretary of State under President Wilson and, later, Wilson's law partner. Another early graduate was Robert F. Wagner, U.S . Senator from New York from 1927 to 1949 and a leader in developing national labor policy.

Within the first decade, the evening division was begun. By 1904, the Law School was the largest in the country, and, by 1906, it had over 1,000 students . Many of those attending during this period became founders or name partners of leading law firms , including: Henry Hurlbut Abbott of Breed, Abbott & Morgan; Edwin Sunderland of Davis, Polk, Wardwell, Sunderland & Kiendel; and Thomas Debevoise of Debevoise & Plimpton.

It was rare for minorities and recent immigrants to attend law school in those days, but from the outset New York Law School was hospitable to all races and ethnic groups. The evening division proved a special asset in providing access to legal education for those who needed to work to support their studies . Among the Black graduates of the pre-World War I era, the most prominent probably was James S . Watson, who became a power in the New York Black community and a distinguished judge. (The Judge's daughter, Barbara Watson, also attended the Law School and was the first woman to attain the rank of Assistant Secretary of State of the United States.) Later, Justice Emilio Nunez, class of 1927, was the first Hispanic to be named to the bench in New York State.

WORLD WAR AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION: 1915-1946

The School closed for one year during WW I, interrupting a steady expansion that lasted until the mid-1920s . Classes of the 1920s and 30s produced graduates who would play a leading role in the profession . Among the most notable was U .S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan. Other prominent graduates included Albert Parker, a founding partner of Parker, Chapin , Flattau & Klimpl; Cameron F. MacRae, a former chairman of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae; and Chester Carlson who invented the xerography process leading to the founding of Xerox Corporation .

The Depression hit the School very hard and enrollment dwindled. While the situation had improved by the late 1930s, the draft in 1940 dealt the institution another blow. In 1941, the School was forced to close for the duration of WW II .

REBUILDING: 1947-1980

In 1947, New York Law School reopened and began the difficult task of rebuilding . A major impetus came from alumni who formed a committee spearheaded by New York State Supreme Court Justice Albert Cohn. The new program was small, but the School made significant strides. The Law Review was reestablished, admission standards were raised, and faculty and curriculum were improved. Many alumni, now prominent at the bar, in the judiciary and in business, were students during these years, including: Judge Roger J. Miner, Second Circuit Court of Appeals; Presiding Justice Francis T. Murphy, New York Supreme Court Appellate Division; Otto L. Walter, founding partner, Walter,

Conston, Alexander & Green; Bernard H. Mendik, real estate industry leader and former Chairman of the New York Law School Board of Trustees; and Lawrence S. Huntingtpn, CEO of Fiduciary Trust International and current Chairman of the School's Board of Trustees .

Steady growth marked the next decades. With the appointment of E. Donald Shapiro as Dean in the early 1970s, the School joined the Association of American Law Schools and the trustees authorized an increase in the size of the full-time faculty. Admissions requirements were raised while enrollment climbed. Facilities were expanded, the Communications Media Center was opened, and an endowment fund grew.

GROWTH AND REVITALIZATION: 1983-1992

This period was a time of dramatic growth and revitalization. Under the leadership of James F. Simon, Dean from 1983 until 1992, a series of major facility renovations was begun, highlighted by the opening of the new Mendik Library in 1990. This was followed by the planning and construction of the new Samuel and Ethel LeFrak Moot Court Room, the Ernst Stiefel Reading Room, the Shepard and Ruth K. Broad Student Center and other extensive remodeling which completely transformed the Law School's classrooms, offices and specialty training areas. During Dean Simon's tenure, the Law School introduced an innovative Lawyering Skills Program into the curriculum.

THE PRESENT:

On July 1, 1992, Harry H. Wellington, Sterling Professor of Law emeritus and former Dean of the Yale Law School, became the 14th Dean and President of New York Law School. Dean Wellington has initiated a process of long-range planning to position New York Law School as a dynamic urban law center with an academic program that integrates the strategic and ethical perspectives of the practicing attorney. He has broadened the School curriculum to increase emphasis on professional skill development and opened the New York Law School Center for New York City Law, which focuses on the study of New York City government, provides courses and externships for students, presents seminars of public interest, and publishes the newsletter CitylAw.

The School has attracted a distinguished full-time faculty. They are productive scholars as well as skilled educators . Some of the nation's most prominent scholars from other law schools also have served on the Law School's faculty as visiting professors, while Government leaders and judges from the U.S. and abroad have been guest speakers. They include: former President Jimmy Carter; Associate Justices of the Supreme Court Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., and Sandra Day O'Connor; former New York Governor Mario Cuomo; former New York City Mayors Edward I. Koch and David N. Dinkins; current New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani; U.S. Solicitor General Drew S. Days ill; and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Thomas Pickering.

With an increase in applications over the last several years, student enrollment has remained at a level of almost 1,400 students in the day and evening divisions . Minority representation has been approximately 22%. Despite a tight job market, the Office of Career Services, which has been expanded, continues to make inroads in placing graduates in law firms, corporations, government and law enforcement agencies, and public defender -and public service organizations.

Under Dean Wellington's leadership, a Second Century Capital Campaign, completed in 1994, raised $17.75 million . Last year, the number of gifts received by the School reached an all-time high. Also, a $2 million grant from the Starr fuundation will create the C. V. Starr Chair in International Trade and Finance and a Center for International Law and Trade as well as expand existing offerings in international law.

New York Law School, thus, approaches the milenium with a rigorous academic program, an impressive student body, a commited faculty and administration, fully-renovated facilities, and substantial alumni support.

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TRADITION OF ACADEMIC ATTIRE

.. The caps, gowns and hoods worn at college and university functions date back to the Middle Ages . Monks and students used them to keep warm in medieval castles and halls of learning. From these

practical origins, they have developed into the accepted garb which symbolizes scholarly achievement. Baccalaureate gowns have a long, pleated front with shirring across the shoulders and back. They are

primarily distinguished by flowing sleeves, pointed at the fingertip. These gowns may be worn either open or closed.

The master's degree gown is worn open, and the sleeve is cut so that the forearm comes through a slit just above the elbow.

Gowns for the doctor's degree are also worn open. They carry broad, velvet panels down the front, and three velvet bars on the full, round sleeves. This velvet trimming may be either black or the color distinctive of the degree.

Mortar boards or caps worn with baccalaureate and master's gowns generally have black tassels. The tassel of the doctoral cap is usually made of gold bullion.

Faculty members and guests in today's procession are robed in gowns and hoods which represent the institutions from which they have received degrees.

The hood gives color and real meaning to the academic costume. Its silk lining bears the colors of the institution conferring the degree. The hood is bordered with velvet of a prescribed width and color to indicate the field of learning to which the degree pertains.

Agriculture ... . ....................... . Maize Oratory (Speech) ... ... . . .. ... . .... ..... . Silver Architecture .......... . .. . .. . ..... . Blue Violet Pharmacy .... . .............. . ... . Olive Green Arts, Letters, Humanities ................ . White Philanthropy ......... ... ............ .. . . Rose Commerce, Accountancy, Business ........ . Drab Philosophy . .. . . ................... . Dark Blue Dentistry ............ . ... . ...... . ...... . Lilac Physical Education . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . . Sage Green Economics .......................... . Copper Physics, Police Science, Science .... . Science Gold Education ....... . .. . ..... . ........ . Light Blue Podiatry . . .. . . . .. . ...... . ...... . .. . Nile Green Engineering ..... ..... . ............... Orange Political Science .. . ... . .... . . . ..... . Dark Blue Fine Arts .. . ........... . ... . ...... . .. . Brown Psychology ............ . ...... . ..... ... . Gold Forestry ............. . ............... . Russet Public Administration, Journalism .......................... . Crimson Foreign Service, Government ... . . . Peacock Blue Law ................................. . Purple Social Science, Service and Work, Library Science . . ..................... . Lemon Urban Life ........ . .... . .. . ........ . Citron Mathematics ............. . .............. Gold Sociology . .. .. . ............... . .... -. . . White Medicine ............... . ... . .... . Kelly Green Theology ...... . .... . . . ......... . . . . . . Scarlet Music ....... . ........ . ............... . Pink Urban Planning ............. . ......... . Brown Nursing ...... . .................... . . Apricot Veterinary Science ............. .. . ... .... Gray Optometry ............................ . Aqua